THE RAY BRYANT COMBO, Madison Time, 1960

Madison Time is basically the same song as The Madison with changed lyrics and calls by Eddie Morrison. Maybe a little more refined and less aggressive. Ray Bryant`s Madison Time was one of the few Jazz records that hit the top of the Pop charts. But just like Al Brown`s version this still has a black touch. It´s basically Jazz music done by a accomplished Jazz musician.

Here you can see the song and the dance performed in the film Hairspray (1988) by John Waters:

I Love This Song. I think the best example of how this dance was done takes place in “The Ernest Green Story”. It shows Black Teens in 50’s clothes doing The Madison like it was meant to be done. I just cannot find this sequence on youtube.

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